Organic agriculture is developing rapidly, and statistical information is now available from
138 countries of the world. Its share of agricultural land and farms continues to grow in many
countries. According to the latest survey on organic farming worldwide, almost 30.4 million
hectares are managed organically by more than 700'000 farms (2006). This constitutes 0.65
percent of the agricultural land of the countries covered by the survey (see chapter on the
main results of the global organic survey 2008 and corresponding tables in the annex). In …

Organic agriculture is practised in 187 countries, and 72.3 million hectares ofagricultural
land were managed organically by at least 3.1 million farmers. The global sales of organic
food and drink reached more than 106 billion euros in 2019. The 22nd edition of The World
of Organic Agriculture, published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and
IFOAM–Organics International, provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in
global organic agriculture. It presents detailed organic farming statistics covering the area …